Media of Scotland
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There are several types of
Popular films associated with Scotland through Scottish production or being filmed in Scotland include
Broadcasting
Television
Three
In 2014, STV Group plc launched two super-local TV services, STV Glasgow in 2014 and STV Edinburgh in 2015. Following the awarding of local broadcasting licences for Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee in 2015 to STV Group, it combined its two existing stations with the new licences and relaunched the new stations as a single network, branded STV2 in April 2017.
Channels
Current
- BBC One Scotland
- BBC Scotland
- BBC Alba
- ITV Border (Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders only)
- STV
- Scottish Television
- That's TV Scotland
Defunct
- Grampian Television
- BBC Two Scotland
- Celtic TV
- Rangers TV
- S2
- Sky Scottish
- STV Edinburgh
- STV Glasgow
- STV2
- TeleG
- Thistle TV
Programming
A number of programmes are broadcast in Scotland focusing on all aspects of Scottish life; news and current affairs, sports and entertainment. The majority of television programming is produced and broadcast by the two main broadcasters in Scotland – BBC Scotland and STV. Distinct programming of BBC Scotland include
The BBC is required to spend at least 8% of its budget on programming and production in Scotland. A review in 2021 found that the BBC had failed to comply with this target, with
STV programming includes a variety of current affairs, news, entertainment and drama productions; Scotland Tonight, STV News, Scotsport, The Five Thirty Show, The Hour, The Late Show with Ewen Cameron, The Nightshift, Live at Five, Debate Night, Talking Scotland and STV Children's Appeal.
Both BBC Scotland and STV (as part of STV Studios) also produce a number of television programming and series for broadcast both across the United Kingdom and internationally such as Mrs. Brown's Boys, The Link, This Is Your Life, Antiques Road Trip, Art Attack, Beechgrove, A Question of Genius, The National Lottery: In It to Win It, The Weakest Link and Who Dares Wins.
Radio
Scotland has its own
Newspapers
There are four
- The Trinity Mirror) is Scotland's leading tabloid
- The Scotsman (National World), based in Edinburgh, is a former broadsheet now printed in tabloid format[12]
- The Herald (Newsquest), based in Glasgow, is Scotland's only broadsheet newspaper
- The National (Newsquest), based in Glasgow, launched in 2014 following the 2014 independence referendum.[13]
Sunday newspapers include the tabloid
National UK-wide newspapers such as The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Star, Daily Mirror & The Sun publish Scottish editions of their paper.
Regional dailies include
Magazines
There are over 700 magazines published in Scotland, by nearly 200 organisations, with an estimated total turnover of £157m per annum.[14]
Awards
Print publications and journalists in Scotland are recognised for their quality at the Scottish Press Awards.
Film
Scotland has produced many award winning and high-grossing films produced and filmed in the country, such as Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Braveheart, Local Hero, Gregory's Girl, Outlaw King, and Red Road. It has also produced many award winning actors, directors and producers, such as Billy Connolly, Craig Ferguson, David Tennant, Ewan McGregor, Kelly Macdonald, Kate Dickie, Martin Compston, Sean Connery, Karen Gillan, Peter Capaldi, Robert Carlyle and Lewis MacDougall to name a few.
Scotland has played set to a number of high grossing movies and film franchises, with a number of James Bond films being set there including; Casino Royale (1967), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Skyfall (2012). The majority of the Harry Potter films were set in Scotland, with Hogwarts said to be based on the University of Glasgow.[15] Other major and notable films set in Scotland include The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Sweet Sixteen, Victoria & Abdul, The Young Victoria, The Wicker Man, Brave, A Castle for Christmas, The Da Vinci Code, The Day After Tomorrow, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, The King's Speech, The Last King of Scotland, Highlander and The Queen.
BAFTA Scotland recognises and awards Scottish talent in film annually.
Television series
Scotland produces a number of television shows and series, mostly
A variety of critically acclaimed television series have been filmed and set in Scotland including Outlander, Katie Morag, Shetland, Taggart, Vigil (TV series) and Waterloo Road.
As well as recognising and celebrating achievement in Scottish film and video games, BAFTA Scotland also recognises Scottish talent in television and broadcasting annually.
Online
Television broadcasters
Other notable Scottish online news and commentary sites include:
Dàna is the only Scottish Gaelic news source independent of the BBC at present; it is an online magazine.
See also
- Media in Scotland
- Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
- Scottish Broadcasting Commission
- List of Scotland-based production companies
References
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